Peter Riegert

Biography

Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American stage and screen actor, writer, and director. He notable film roles include Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House (1978), oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in Local Hero (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in Crossing Delancey (1988), and Lt. Mitch Kellaway in The Mask (1994). On television, he is best known for his portrayal of crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman on The Sopranos.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Family Guy

Seinfeld

The Sopranos

The Good Wife

One Tree Hill

M*A*S*H

All Movies (62)

• Extra Innings2019 · as Pete
• American Pastoral2016 · as Lou Levov
• At Middleton2013 · as Boneyard Sims
• Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness2012 · as Tevye
• We Bought a Zoo2011 · as Delbert McGinty
• Oka!2011 · as Dr. Maguire
• White Irish Drinkers2011 · as Whitey
• The Chosen One2010 · as Bob
• Love Conquers Paul2009 · as Mr. Feigenbaum
• Animal House: The Inside Story2008 · as Self
• The Response2008 · as Colonel Jefferson
• Starz Inside: In the Gutter2008 · as Self
• Surrender, Dorothy2006 · as Mel
• Back When We Were Grownups2004 · as Zeb
• King of the Corner2004 · as Leo Spivak
• Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update2003 · as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
• How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog2002 · as Larry
• Bleacher Bums2001 · as Decker
• Club Land2001 · as Rabbi
• Bojangles2001 · as Marty
• Traffic2000 · as Attorney Michael Adler
• In the Weeds2000 · as Barry
• Passion of Mind2000 · as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
• Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story1998
• Jerry and Tom1998 · as Stanley
• Hi-Life1998 · as Minor
• The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion1998 · as Self - Boone
• The Baby Dance1998 · as Richard Luckman
• Face Down1997 · as Lt. Coop Cooper
• North Shore Fish1997 · as Porker
• Infinity1996 · as Mel Feynman
• Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach1996 · as Self
• Pie in the Sky1996 · as Dad Dunlap
• An Element of Truth1995 · as Sidney Wiltz
• Bleeding Hearts1995 · as Doctor
• Coldblooded1995 · as Steve
• The Infiltrator1995
• Gypsy1994 · as Herbie Sommers
• The Mask1994 · as Mitch Kellaway
• Barbarians at the Gate1993 · as Peter Cohen
• Passed Away1992 · as Peter Syracusa
• Utz1992 · as Marius Fisher
• Oscar1991 · as Aldo
• The Object of Beauty1991 · as Lawrence "Larry" Oates
• The Runestone1991 · as Capt. Gregory Fanducci
• Beyond the Ocean1990 · as Eric
• A Shock to the System1990 · as Robert Benham
• W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult1989 · as W. Eugene Smith
• That's Adequate1989 · as Adult Baby Elroy
• Crossing Delancey1988 · as Sam Posner
• The Stranger1987 · as Dr. Harris Kite
• A Man in Love1987 · as Michael Pozner
• News at Eleven1986 · as Eric Ross
• The City Girl1984 · as Tim
• The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)1983 · as Self
• Le Grand Carnaval1983 · as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
• Local Hero1983 · as "Mac" MacIntyre
• Table Settings1982
• National Lampoon's Movie Madness1982 · as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
• Chilly Scenes of Winter1979 · as Sam
• Americathon1979 · as Eric McMurkin
• Animal House1978 · as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein

All TV Shows (25)

• Harlan Coben's Shelter2023 · as Alan Bolitar
• Extrapolations2023 · as Ben Zucker
• Talking Sopranos2020 · as Self
• Succession2018 · as Roger Pugh
• Show Me a Hero2015 · as Oscar Newman
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · as Artie Goodman
• Dads2013 · as David Sachs
• The Good Wife2009 · as Judge Harvey Winter
• Leverage2008 · as Peter Blanchard
• Cashmere Mafia2008
• Damages2007 · as The Executive
• Damages2007 · as George Moore
• One Tree Hill2003 · as August Kellerman
• The Beast2001
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Chauncey Zeirko
• Family Guy1999 · as Max Weinstein (voice)
• The Sopranos1999 · as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
• Sports Night1998
• Middle Ages1992 · as Walter Cooper
• Law & Order1990 · as Jerold Dixon
• Seinfeld1989 · as James Kimbrough
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
• Ellis Island1984 · as Jacob Rubinstein
• M*A*S*H1972
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Zeb